ThinkBigMacQueen - ThinkBig Spreadsheet

Date Added	Question #	Suggestion	Category	Prevalance	Priority	Complexity
9/22/10	Admin	administrators being organized, following through	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	advance notification of changes	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	better planning of scheduling (fire drills, CPTs,)	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	better prepared	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	get organized	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	timely info	Admin Organization
9/22/10	Admin	Allow us to be the professionals we are - value our opinion	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	FOLLOW through	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	no lip service	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	admin having reasonable expectations	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	admin helping students	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	Interacting with kids	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	modeling	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	not micromanaging us	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	Proactive	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	setting high expectations	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	Should come up with creative solutions to problems that impact the classroom the least	Admin Roles
9/22/10	ALL	support of teachers by administration (words of encouragement, helping place students in mainstream classes, recognizing tremendous amount of paperwork, preparation when needed)	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Admin	Visible	Admin Roles
9/22/10	Students	arts and music included in lessons	Arts
9/22/10	Students	using the arts for their learning	Arts
9/22/10	Students	enforce zero tolerance-offer anger mgmt or conflict resolution to violators	Behavior
9/22/10	Admin	enforcing accountability with students/parents	Behavior
9/22/10	Students	following the teacher's direction	Behavior
9/22/10	Students	immediate consequence for disruptions to learning	Behavior
9/22/10	Admin	Support Admin - Enforce the rules with NO exceptions	Behavior
9/22/10	ALL	support for behavior problems	Behavior
9/22/10	Classes	1 - 27 ratio	Classize
9/22/10	Classes	1 - 27 ratio	Classize
9/22/10	Classes	class size as small as possible	Classize
9/22/10	Classes	manageable class size, <28	Classize
9/22/10	Classes	smaller class sizes	Classize
9/22/10	Classes	positive reenforcement program - get back to the candy...a little goes a long way	Classroom Management
9/22/10	Classes	quick transitions with media(kids more hands on)	Classroom Management
9/22/10	Students	working with teams	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Admin	admin being empathetic - remembering the teachers' perspective	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	admin understanding the workload of teachers and not adding to overload	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	administrators spending time in classrooms more to see dynamics and combinations of students	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	administrators working side by side with teachers and student	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	built in support system especially for new teachers	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	collaboration (more time and opportunities to work with one another)	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	communicate with peers	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	listening	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	more observations of other classrooms/teachers	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	observing colleagues	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	Planning together - collaboration - by subject and grade level	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	share and support each other	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	sharing ideas/collaborating	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	supporting other teachers	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Admin	teacher input on decisions	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	teachers have ability to coach and be coached	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	team teaching	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	team-teaching	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	time to collaborate with support staff and other teachers (other schools as well)	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	vertical teaming	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	Teachers	working cooperatively as result of feeling supported & encouraged by each other	Collaboration/Peer Coaching
9/22/10	ALL	building lines of communication from the bottom up	Communication
9/22/10	ALL	clear lines of communication, clear and consistent expectations	Communication
9/22/10	Admin	Keep all lines of communication open with everyone	Communication
9/22/10	Admin	listen to us	Communication
9/22/10	Admin	When coming into classroom, give some kind of feedback - good & bad, but honest and ongoing	Communication
9/22/10	Classes	all classes and subjects grouped by ability	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	classes will be balanced	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	criteria for class adhered to (i.e. inner core, gate, etc.)	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	flexible grouping by ability or not	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	flexible groupings between partners	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	having a school within a school (more camaderie)	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	heterogeneous grouping, stop stratifying our classes	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	less decompartmentalization to improve consistency of instruction	Configurations
9/22/10	Students	more cross overs where one grade level helps another	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	placement in classes is supported/vocalized by administration during parent meetings	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	proper class placement	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	proper placements (advanced,inner core,AVID, etc.)	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	properly placed students	Configurations
9/22/10	Classes	specialists with electives	Configurations
9/22/10	Teachers	correlating standards between grade levels	Content
9/22/10	Teachers	Educating students	Content
9/22/10	Students	field trips	Content
9/22/10	Classes	multi-modalities in classes	Content
9/22/10	Students	not always working on standards	Content
9/22/10	Admin	not teaching to a test	Content
9/22/10	Students	students working on a variety of curriculum	Content
9/22/10	Students	teach only the standards that the students don't know	Content
9/22/10	Students	vocational training for the non-college bound	Content
9/22/10	Admin	courteous treatment	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	admin respecting teachers' judgment and knowledge of students' needs(not just based on a #)	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	praising, laughing, acting proud	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	treated professionally	Culture
9/22/10	Students	acting proud	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	admin providing positive feedback	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	administrators treating teachers as professionals	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	all staff must have direct interaction with kids	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	ASB as a collaboration between teachers	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	being committed to the classroom	Culture
9/22/10	Students	cooperating/using teamwork	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	displaying a caring attitude to every student	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	encouraging	Culture
9/22/10	Students	encouraging each other	Culture
9/22/10	Students	enjoying learning in a multi-modal enviroonment	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	fair consistent	Culture
9/22/10	Students	fun back in the classroom	Culture
9/22/10	Students	Happy atmosphere	Culture
9/22/10	Students	having fun	Culture
9/22/10	Students	implement character ed in all classrooms	Culture
9/22/10	Classes	kids will feel safe and accepted	Culture
9/22/10	Students	laughing	Culture
9/22/10	Classes	learning obvious by class displays/products	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	making students a top priority	Culture
9/22/10	Students	meaningful activities that kids look forward to Ex: holidays, special events	Culture
9/22/10	Students	meeting higher standards thru individual effort	Culture
9/22/10	Staff	Need to be kind and polite to students and each other	Culture
9/22/10	Staff	Need to make personal connections with kids	Culture
9/22/10	Students	positive reenforcement	Culture
9/22/10	Admin	positively reinforcing	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	praising other staff members	Culture
9/22/10	Students	pursuing interests	Culture
9/22/10	Students	showing commitment	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	smiling, happy,	Culture
9/22/10	Students	Students enjoying the learning process	Culture
9/22/10	Students	Students motivated to take learning into their own hands	Culture
9/22/10	Students	students on task in a safe and positive environment	Culture
9/22/10	Students	taking ownership/responsibility	Culture
9/22/10	Teachers	Teacher relationship with students - must be personal and affirming	Culture
9/22/10	Staff	They need to remember that students are there	Culture
9/22/10	Students	Want to be there - students	Culture
9/22/10	ALL	we are enjoying teaching because we are not burned out	Culture
9/22/10	Teachers	Working without stress and confusion	Culture
9/22/10	Classes	art and music classes	Arts
9/22/10	Classes	emphasize foreign language	Arts
9/22/10	Classes	more of the arts (with specialists)	Arts
9/22/10	ALL	teaching with a focus on and awareness of what the brain and mind are doing when learning	Emphasis
9/22/10	Classes	variety of classes to reach student interests and levels	Emphasis
9/22/10	Classes	money for buses for field trips for after school sporting events	Extra-Curricular
9/22/10	Classes	furniture that allows for variety of classroom configurations	Facility
9/22/10	Classes	specialized classrooms that match content - environment specific (art room for art class)	Facility
9/22/10	Classes	updated facility, regular custodian/maintenance schedule	Facility
9/22/10	Classes	clerical help/aides to run copies/machines	Staffing
9/22/10	ALL	conscious embedded planning time	Master Schedule
9/22/10	Classes	longer day with FRidays for planning	Master Schedule
9/22/10	Staff	Receive training for specialized jobs	Professional Development
9/22/10	Students	applying subject to real world	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	Community-based projects	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	hands-on real world experience and education	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	interractive, engaging projects	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	linking their education to the real world	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	project based learning	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Students	Students working on real life applications	Project Based Learning
9/22/10	Classes	support classes for latch-key middle schoolers at our site and within our community	Response to Intervention
9/22/10	Classes	staff development outside of scheduled student days; not pulled out of classroom	Staff Development
9/22/10	Admin	Pay us what we are worth	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	equipment replaced in a timely manner	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	language person for people who speak foreign languages	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	library availability	Staffing
9/22/10	Staff	Run ALC	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	special ed; more aides to help with paper work and behavior	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	support personnel will be there in all classes	Staffing
9/22/10	Admin	support staff actively helping	Staffing
9/22/10	Staff	Support teaching staff more in classrooms	Staffing
9/22/10	Classes	teachers getting paid for after school activities	Staffing
9/22/10	Students	AVIDologies	Strategies
9/22/10	Teachers	Direct instruction	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	dynamic lessons where students want to be there	Strategies
9/22/10	Teachers	individual conferences and goal setting for students	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	learning in their best style	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	less teaching to the test	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	more face-to-face dialogue/debate/socratic seminar (teacher = facilitator)	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	No packets	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	portfolio as an evaluation tool	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	projects	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	reading every day, freedom to choose	Strategies
9/22/10	Teachers	small group facilitation	Strategies
9/22/10	Teachers	Teach students	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	thinking critically	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	time to enjoy reading (set aside school-wide time for daily reading)	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	tutorials in the classroom	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	varied activities and tasks	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	WICR	Strategies
9/22/10	Students	active learning/collaborating	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	Actively engaged students	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	actively participating	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	definitely engaged and active in learning	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	on task/engaged	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	performing/doing/acting/talking/writing	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	students connected to the learning	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Classes	students shall be engaged	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	thinking	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Students	working harder than the teacher	Student Engagement
9/22/10	Admin	Making sure students and teachers have what they need before they need it	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	enough books	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	general supplies available: butcher paper, copy paper, pencils, lamination, etc	Supplies
9/22/10	Teachers	have the time and resources to do	Supplies
9/22/10	Students	having appropriate materials/manipulatives for each lesson/subject	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	materials available-basics (pencils, paper)	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	more $ for supplies	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	newer condition of texts, more than one copy to send home	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	proper materials	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	sufficient supplies for projects without teachers using money	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	supplies for health ed and PE	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	textbooks for EVERY student	Supplies
9/22/10	Classes	document cameras	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	electronic readers	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	Implementation of software/systems in which all glitches have been figured out before beign required	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	improved acoustics in the gym	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	laptop cart	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	laptop carts for classrooms	Technology
9/22/10	Students	laptops	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	laptops for every student and teacher	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	laptops for every student and teacher	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	microphones that work for presentations and assemblies	Technology
9/22/10	Students	See satelite interaction with other classes	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	Smart cards & smartboards	Technology
9/22/10	Students	technology	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	updated materials/technology	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	updated technology	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	updated technology, computer lab availability	Technology
9/22/10	Students	using technology to its fullest	Technology
9/22/10	Students	Variety of tools for students to use: white boards, manipulatives, computers, etc.	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	well-equipped, up to date, useful technology Ex: docucams, smartboards	Technology
9/22/10	Classes	wireless system for campus	Technology